End of Life Decisions (Case Study: Christian World View)

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The practice of health care providers at all levels brings you into contact with people from a
variety of faiths. This calls for knowledge and understanding of a diversity of faith expressions; for
the purpose of this course, the focus will be on the Christian worldview.
Based on “Case Study: End of Life Decisions,” the Christian worldview, and the worldview
questions presented in the required topic study materials you will complete an ethical analysis of
George’s situation and his decision from the perspective of the Christian worldview.
Provide a 1,500-2,000-word ethical analysis while answering the following questions:
How would George interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative, with an emphasis on
the fallenness of the world?
How would George interpret his suffering in light of the Christian narrative, with an emphasis on
the hope of resurrection?
As George contemplates life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), how would the Christian
worldview inform his view about the value of his life as a person?
What sorts of values and considerations would the Christian worldview focus on in deliberating
about whether or not George should opt for euthanasia?
Based on the values and considerations above, what options would be morally justified in the
Christian worldview for George and why?
Based on your worldview, what decision would you make if you were in George’s situation?
Remember to support your responses with the topic study materials and scholarly articles from
years 2015-2020.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.
An abstract is required

Case Studies in Leadership (Getting the Evidence: Leadership Training Dilemma)

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Getting the Evidence: Leadership Training DilemmaDeveloped by John R. Schermerhorn, Jr., Ohio University
Shane Alexander is the human resource director of the Central State Medical Center. One of her responsibilities is to oversee the hospital’s leadership training programs. Recently Shane attended a professional conference during which a special “packaged” training program was advertised for sale. The package includes a set of videotaped lectures by a distinguished management consultant plus a workbook containing readings, exercises, cases, tests, and other instructional aids. The subjects covered in the program include motivation, group dynamics, communication skills, leadership styles, performance appraisal, and the dynamics of planned change.
In the past Shane felt that the hospital had not lived up to its training goals. One of the reasons for this was the high cost of hiring external consultants to do the actual instruction. This packaged program was designed, presumably, so that persons from within the hospital could act as session coordinators. The structure of the program provided through the videotapes and workbook agenda was supposed to substitute for a consultant’s expertise. Because of this, Shane felt that use of the packaged program could substantially improve supervisory training in the hospital.
The cost of the program was $3,500 for an initial purchase of the videotapes plus fifty workbooks. Additional workbooks were then available at $8 per copy. Before purchasing the program, Shane needed the approval of the senior administrative staff.
At the next staff meeting, Shane proposed purchasing the training program. She was surprised at the response. The hospital president was noncommittal; the vice president for operations was openly hostile; and the three associate vice presidents were varied in their enthusiasm. It was the vice president’s opinion that dominated the discussion. He argued that to invest in such a program on the assumption that it would lead to improved leadership practices was unwise. “This is especially true in respect to the proposed program,” he said. “How could such a package possibly substitute for the training skills of an expert consultant?”
Shane argued her case and was left with the following challenge. The executives would allow $1,000 to be spent to rent the program with thirty workbooks. It would be up to Shane to demonstrate through a trial program, or pilot test, that an eventual purchase of the full program would be worthwhile.
There are 160 supervisors, team leaders, department and division heads, and executives in the hospital. The program was designed to be delivered in eight 2.5-hour sessions. It was preferred to schedule one session per week, with no more than fifteen participants per session. Shane knew that she would have to present very strong evidence to gain needed support for the continued use of the program. Given the opportunity, she wondered just how she could get evidence that would be conclusive one way or the other.

Review Questions
1.   If you were Shane, what type of research design would you use to test this program? Why?

 

2.   How would the design actually be implemented in this hospital setting?
3.   What would be your research hypothesis? What variables would you need to measure to provide data that could test this hypothesis? How would you gather these data?

 

4.   Do you think the administrator’s request for “proof before purchase” was reasonable? Why or why not?

Endnotes

 

1 “Trader Joe’s.” Hoover’s Company Records. Posted February 14, 2013. 2/14/12.

 

2 “Where in the Dickens Can You Find a Trader Joe’s?” Trader Joe’s. www.traderjoes.com/pdf/locations/all-llocations.pdf (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

3 “Product & Guides,” Trader Joe’s. www.traderjoes.com/products.asp (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

4 Deborah Orr, “The Cheap Gourmet,” Forbes (April 10, 2006), www.forbes.com/forbes/2006/0410/076.html (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

5 BusinessWeek Online. February 21, 2008.

 

6 “11: Trader Joe’s: For vaulting past Whole Foods to become America’s favorite organic grocer.” Fast Company. www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2011/profile/trader-joes.php (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

7 Marianne Wilson, “When Less Is More,” Chain Store Age (November 2006).

 

8 Mark Hamstra and Elliot Zwiebach, “Food Retailing 2020: SN examines how the food retailing landscape might evolve during the next 10 years” (March 1, 2010), supermarketnews.com/retail_financial/food-retailing-0301/index3.html (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

9 “11: Trader Joe’s,” op. cit.

 

10 Orr, “The Cheap Gourmet” (2006), op. cit.

 

11 “Aldi.” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi#Geographic_distribution (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

12 “Trader Joe’s Co. 2012.” Supermarket News. http://supermarketnews.com/trader-joe-s-co-2012 (accessed February 2, 2013). Supermarket News’s Top 75 Retailers January 12, 2009.

 

13 Shan Li, “Trader Joe’s Tries to Keep Quirky Vibe as It Expands Quickly,” Los Angeles Times (October 26, 2011), http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/26/business/la-fi-trader-joes-20111027 (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

14 www.traderjoes.com/value.html

 

15 www.traderjoes.com/how_we_do_biz.html

 

16 “Win at the Grocery Game,” Consumer Reports (October 2006), p. 10.

 

17 Orr, “The Cheap Gourmet” (2006), op. cit.

 

18 www.traderjoes.com/tjs_faqs.asp#DiscontinueProducts

 

19 Jerry Hirsch, “Trader Joe’s Halting Some Chinese Imports,” Los Angeles Times (February 12, 2008), www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-tj12feb12,1,1079460.story (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

20 Jena McGregor, “2004 Customer 1st,” Fast Company (October 2004).

 

21 Irwin Speizer, “The Grocery Chain That Shouldn’t Be,” Fast Company (February 2004).

 

22 Heidi Brown, “Buy German,” Forbes (January 12, 2004).

 

23 “Trader Joe’s Careers: Benefits,” Trader Joe’s (n.d.), www.traderjoes.com/careers/benefits.asp

 

24 Irwin Speizer, “Shopper’s Special,” Workforce Management (September 2004).

 

25 Ibid.

 

26 Tom Broderick. “Why We Picketed Trader Joe’s,” OakPark.com, (November 29, 2011), www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/11-29-2011/Why_we_picketed_Trader_Joe%27s (accessed July 13, 2013).

 

27 “Welcome Aboard … Trader Joe’s and CIW Sign Fair Food Agreement!” CIW Online (February 9, 2012), http://ciw-online.org/TJ_agreement.html (accessed July 17, 2013).

 

28 “Retailer Spotlight,” Gourmet Retailer (June 2006).

 

Nursing Conflict Resolution Case Study – Conflict Resolution Strategies

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Conflict Resolution Strategies
Assignment Objective: To explore conflict resolution strategies.
Tied to Course Objective: Apply problem solving principles to a conflict situation in the workplace (Student Learning Outcomes 2, 5, 8)
Assignment Rationale: “Leaders work to implement changes that will have positive outcomes, but they also need to realize that there may be negative outcomes as well…. One of the most common outcomes of change is conflict” (Grossman & Valiga, p. 128).
Directions: The purpose of this assignment is to apply conflict resolution theory and communication principles to a life situation of your choice. There are no preselected conflicts. You will create your own case study from your experiences. This is a formal paper written in third person, and includes title page, introduction and conclusion appropriate level headings (listed below) and scholarly reference citations. Use correct APA format (6th edition) and pay close attention to correct spelling, grammar and sentence structure. Papers should be 6-7 pages (excluding cover page and references). Limit the use of direct quotations to no more than 2 per page of narrative.
Please provide an introduction, use the following level one headings in addition to Conclusion:
Description of the Conflict
Cost of the Conflict
Diagnosis of the Situation
Identification of Roles
Action Taken
You will have your choice of scenarios (choose only one):
Choice One: healthcare worker – to – patient and/or family conflict
Choice Two: healthcare worker – to – healthcare worker conflict
Do not refer to anyone by name; use initials only
Make sure you provide a clear description of the conflict, ‘paint a picture’ by describing: who, what, when and where. Leave the reader with a clear story about the conflict situation. If appropriate, describe antecedents (such as “T.L., a 40ish male nurse, and M.C., a 20ish female respiratory therapist, have had a civil, yet tense, relationship for weeks after T.L. was vocal about M.C.’s perceived lack of competence during a code.”).
It is expected that the student will use at least seven (7) scholarly resources to support an explanation of both effective communication principles and application of a conflict resolution theory. Information may be obtained from credible websites or journals as well as the text.
Three Required references: Advancing Your Career (Kearney-Nunnery), Nursing Leadership & Management (Murray) Chpt 6, and The Third Side resources .
Options for remaining references: any scholarly book, journal or website.
You must have at least 2 business references: Think ‘outside the box’ and consider the New York Times, BusinessWeek or Forbes (available online). Also, consider searching on Business Full Text (EBSCO), available via the PSC Library database.
You must have at least 2 nursing references: Consider nursing journals as Journal of Nursing Administration, Nursing Management or Nursing Administration Quarterly (all available on OVID via the PSC Library database).
Submit the paper to the Assignment due box by the published deadline. Points will be deducted for each day the paper is late (see late work policy in syllabus).
Use the TLCC, if you need help with composition or APA formatting.
For the case study, use The Third Side (3S) assumptions and skills (on CANVAS). There are two resources. The first resource is the author William Ury’s Website. Explore the site and listen to one video of your choice. In the upper navigation bar, click “10 Roles” and review them. The second resource is an overview of the The Third Side which may help you synthesize what you have read. Include the following elements to offer a resolution to the conflict:
Review the 3S overview, assumptions and skills.
http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/thirdsiders (Links to an external site.) and http://thirdside.williamury.com/ (Links to an external site.)
Apply 3S to your situation (assess cost, diagnose situation, identify roles and take action) http://thirdside.williamury.com/ (Links to an external site.) and http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/thirdsiders (Links to an external site.)
Step One- review the cost of the conflict. Use the following table to gather your information. Then incorporate findings into your paper.
http://thirdside.williamury.com/apply/measuring-conflict-cost/ (Links to an external site.)
Step Two- use the 3S resources to diagnose the situation (overt, covert, etc.)
http://thirdside.williamury.com/apply/ (Links to an external site.)
http://www.williamury.com/mapper/mapper_v1.html (Links to an external site.)
Step Three- identify roles that each member of the conflict is playing, such as the provider, the bridge-builder, etc.
http://thirdside.williamury.com/roles-overview/ (Links to an external site.)
Step Four- use the resources to take action (how you would resolve the conflict, such as change the story or create a winning alliance)

site for this assignment
https://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/thirdsiders

Welcome to the Third Side Website

Welcome to the Third Side Website

https://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/thirdsiders

Dementia (Case study)

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Audrey (aged 71) and Edward (aged 74) are a couple who have been married
for nearly fifty years and have a very close relationship. They have lived in the
same home for over 35 of those years and enjoy where they live – although in
recent years there have been many changes in the area, with new subdivisions
being made, many new buildings along with new roads and changes to existing
street configurations.
Dr Susan Saunders has been their general practitioner for the past ten years. Dr
Saunders notes that over that time they have attended routine appointments
together and have enjoyed generally good health, although Audrey has some
mild arthritis in her hips and fingers. Today, Edward has made an appointment
to see Dr Saunders without Audrey present. He tells Dr Saunders that he is
worried about Audrey’s memory. During the last month, Audrey has misplaced
her car keys three times (although on each occasion she did find them a short
time later). Having recently watched a documentary about dementia, Edward is
very worried that Audrey might have dementia. He has thus been watching her
closely for any other possible signs of dementia, and a couple of events have
added to his concerns.
Edward explains that last week Audrey walked into their lounge room, and
completely forgot what she had gone in there for. She retraced her steps
however, and remembered she was going into the lounge room to get her
reading glasses. Edward added that during a recent cleaning spree, they had
rearranged the items in the kitchen cupboards. A couple of days later when
making a cup of tea, Audrey forgot that the cups had been moved, and she went
to the wrong cupboard to get them. Although she immediately realised what she
had done, laughed about it, and quickly went to the correct cupboard, this
incident just added to his concerns.
Dr Saunders asks if they have noticed other changes. For example, has Audrey
had any new health issues? Is she managing her daily activities and chores?
Edward confirms that Audrey has not had any recent illnesses or medication
changes, is still participating in all her regular activities including driving her car,
going out with their friends to play golf and, as usual, continues to share all the
cooking, gardening, and housework duties with Edward. She has also been very
busy planning and organising a trip to Europe to see friends in Germany and
Croatia. Edward tells Dr Saunders that Audrey has always enjoyed organising
their holidays away and on this occasion she seems to be managing it well.
Edward also tells the doctor about one odd incident that happened about six
months ago – he tells the doctor that Audrey was driving home from a friend’s
house and became disoriented and could not remember how to get home on this
usually familiar route. He said that Audrey pulled over and rang him on her
mobile phone to tell him that she could not remember the way home, but after
they spoke for a couple of minutes she suddenly said that she had just
remembered the route and would be home shortly. She then made it safely
home without further incident. Otherwise, apart from the memory issues
mentioned earlier, Edward says there have been no other concerns or issues
worrying them.

Case Study on MIS

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Instructions
The writing is required to be Academic and College Level. the citations must not exceed
15% of content. The discussion points must be solid and reflect high level of
understanding. Support with some professional informative tables and illustrations ( at
least 3 illustrations). The writing is required to present a compelling case that include topics
from the three dimensions of information systems (Technology, Organization, and
Management). Refer to the attachments and strictly follow it for: Report Sections (Cover
sheet, Title Page, Table of Contents, …etc), Report Main Discussion Points (Describe
Technology, Describe Organizations, … etc), Provide also Appendices as applicable to
include (Abbreviation, Data Collection, Minutes of Meetings, … etc). Plus, follow the format
as instructed. Provide the citations from references not before 2016. Provide the
References in separate page. Use simple language. Avoid plagiarism.

Career Research

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Instruction 
Perform a SWOT analysis on EDD (Employment Development Department State of California)
company.
Identify:
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Opportunities
• Threats
Explain why each of these is a strength, a weakness, an opportunity, or a threat. Support your
findings with relevant facts and arguments done through research through the MLK library
database. Do not include any opinion.
Important Note:
1. “Datamonitor” and “Marketline” must be one of the sources you use for your research.
2. Data and information found through research must be cites in APA format in text and
reference page

How to Conduct a Case Analysis

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Read How to Conduct a Case Analysis.
It begins on page 528. I strongly suggest you read it,
print it out and highlight relevant sections of it to help you in analyzing the case.
Then select one of the following three mini-case studies in the back of the book on page 447.
you may choose one of the following three mini case studies:
9 dollar shave club
13 cirque du soleil
21 HP’s boardroom drama and divorce.
each mini case study has a number of questions at the end of the case study, the assignment is
to read the mini-case study and answer the questions in the back.
The format for answering is as follows. Please include your name, class, the mini case study you
have chosen.
Then begin your answer with a brief summary of the general case study and then answer each of
the questions in turn. Please make sure to include the question and then its answer so that it is
easy to follow and know what question you are addressing.
Please submit it via Blackboard. Any questions, please let me know.
The book is attached

How to Conduct a Case Analysis

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Read How to Conduct a Case Analysis.
It begins on page 528. I strongly suggest you read it,
print it out and highlight relevant sections of it to help you in analyzing the case.
Then select one of the following three mini-case studies in the back of the book on page 447.
you may choose one of the following three mini case studies:
9 dollar shave club
13 cirque du soleil
21 HP’s boardroom drama and divorce.
each mini case study has a number of questions at the end of the case study, the assignment is
to read the mini-case study and answer the questions in the back.
The format for answering is as follows. Please include your name, class, the mini case study you
have chosen.
Then begin your answer with a brief summary of the general case study and then answer each of
the questions in turn. Please make sure to include the question and then its answer so that it is
easy to follow and know what question you are addressing.
Please submit it via Blackboard. Any questions, please let me know.
The book is attached

Cooperative Strategy Amazon

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Case 9: Amazon-com – Toys ‘R’ Us (A + B1 + B2)
1. Why does Amazon wish to pursue this alliance and what risks does it face in doing so?

  1. Why does Toys R Us wish to pursue this alliance and what risks does it face in doing so?
  2. How is this alliance structured? How should it be structured? What alternatives exist?

Using Case Review in EMS

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Required 
Definition and importance of case review
Importance of case review
Procedure/steps/ approaches for using case reviews
Application of case reviews